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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 686

[686] P. Is it possible, with a staff made of gold, to point out both a heap of grain and a heap of gold? S. Yes. P. In the same way, the Blessed One, by supramundane speech (vohāra), speaks of dhamma both mundane (lokiya) and supramundane (lokuttara).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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